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L. SCHAEFER, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

l Letters Patent No. 68,389, dated September 3, 1867.

IMPROVED SGFA-BBDSTEAD.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, L. SCHAEFER, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain -new' and-useful improvements in SofalBedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a'. full and complete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- I Figure 1 is a. front view of the sofa when closed up.

Figure 2, al view of the same when opened. l

Figure 3, a side view of fig. 2.

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This piece of furniture is constructed in two sections, A B, fig. 1, and which are hinged to each other at the hack, as shown in iig. 2, in which figure n: is the line of connection, and C one of the hinges. Each section consists of a frame, the lower one being supported on legs D, and upholstered with a mattress, E, iig.`2, tted tothe inside of the frame, and which constitutes the bed. The upper section is also furnished with a. mattress, v

arranged in like manner, and when the two sections are spread open, as shown in the drawing, a. wide and commodious bed is provided, as shown in g. 2, a side view of the saine being shown in fig. 3.v So when the two sections are foldedhp, as shown in iig. 1, the mattress forms the seat of the sofa, and thus affords a neat and desirable article of furniture. The arms F of the sofznas shown in tig. 1, are so connected to the frame that they can be easily detached, the wood-work ofthe arms being provided with a tcnon fitted into a mortise, supported and strengthened by an iron dowel, indicated by the dotted lines G, iig. 1, which, when'the arms are removed, and the sofa is spread open as shown in fig. 2, serves as legs to uphold the extended back section. The tenons of the arm are then inserted in the mortise on the opposite side, and thus become the head of the bed, as shown in iig. 2. The back H, also being detachable, is laid acrossthe two sections, as shown in fig. 2, and thus serves as a holster for the pillows i I am aware that sofas and beds have been combined, b'ut they have been so made as to open from the back, the hinges being in front, the result of which is, that the covering for hiding the joint is soon worn or cnt through, or otherwise injured, by opening and closing the two sections, and thus causing the article soon to look old and shabby; but in hinging the sections at the back, and thus opening them from the front, this defect is obviated, at the same time retaining all the excellence of those, with a greater dura-bility of the-article. Also the sofas in'use have the head or arms so constructed that they turn back on a hinge to one side, and are secured when thus turned back hy a hook or similar device, requiring also an extra leg to support it from the door; but in this sofa the arms are taken from the frame, and both placed at one end, as shown in g. 2, forming a. strong and soft head for the pillows to rest against, and requiring no extra leg for a support, it being `self-supportihg and much stronger and more comfortable tha'n those referred to in ordinary use.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 'lhe adjustable arms F, dowel-pins G, andpmovable back H, when constructed and arranged in combination with the sections A B, in the manner substantiallyas described.

L. SCHAEFER.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, FRANK S. ALBEN. 

